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To: xxyyxx

They don't come onboard when it is delivered, and I just cannot imagine that the Israelis would use these boats, which primary feature is their undetectability (I heard a swedish hydro sucessfully played hide with an american sub for two weeks) and their long sustained submerison for nuclear second strike capabilities. I just can't. That would be too obvious.


53 posted on 08/23/2006 4:05:41 AM PDT by Schweinhund
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By the way, the special thing about the 212 compared to the 214 export version seems to be the non-magnetic hull composed of specifically designed steel, combined with certain installed magnets that nullify differences from the earth's magnetic field. That may be the reason why Israel chose the 212.


54 posted on 08/23/2006 4:45:23 AM PDT by Schweinhund
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